“Mazzarella treats her protagonist as
an individual of consequence. She
treats her with respect.”
- Ohioana Quarterly(complete review)

"This is a novel about family and history, about loneliness and love, about seasonsof growth. Ambitious and bittersweet.”
- Sheri Reynolds, author of Rapture of Canaan (Oprah Book Club)

“This Heavy Silence is a fiercely beautiful meditation on will, desire and love's limitations. The work of an artist of deep commitment, it will linger long in readers' memories." - Erin McGraw, author of The Good Life
"Nicole Mazzarella offers a subtle and enduring beauty, born of intense interiority, and vision both broad and deep." - Scott Cairns, author of Philokalia: New & Selected Poems